Stove head



May 29,1928. 1,671,916 R. T. WILLIAMS STOVE HEAD Filed Aug. 1'7, 192'? 3 Sheets-Sheet l R. T. WlLLiAMS STOVE HEAD May 29, 1928. 1,671,916

Filed Aug. 17, 1927 :5 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 R. T. WILLIAMS STOVE HEAD Filed Aug. 17, 1927 May 29, 1928.

anwntoz Patented May 29, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE- ROBERT T. WILLIAMS, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO K. M. SHEER COMPANY, OF

QUINCY, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

s'rovE HEAD.

Application filed August 17, 1927. seriai'no. 213,622.

This invention relates to an improvement in stovesheads.

. The -,objeet of the invention is to provide forthe controllingof the draft in a stove toadapt. it to the burning ofheither hard or,

. A damper is arranged thestove head to cooperate with apermanent baflie. plate fixed therein for regulating the draft through the stove andthesmoke outlet' 'llhis adjustable damper also permitsof proper allowance being made instantly to off-set anunusually long or short length of smoke stack; 013m the, caseofa higlrwind the closingof the damper prevents the possibility; of burning out a fire pot full of soft coal. p

,Ajfresh air i let is provided in the stove head from oneside of the smoke stack opening and ,a partition wall extends between the fresh airopening and the smoke outlet so as to make it impossible for the air topass directly, to;the smoke stack and to cause it to seek a-path down into the head of'thc fire pot where: it: swirls around for a moment before being suckediout on, thesmoke stack side of the partition, This partition wall also cooperates with the fixed-baffle plate to keep the damper; clean onboth top and bottom sides. i Q

.In the accompanying drawings V Fig 1 is-a perspective view of the'head of a stove embodying the invention; q

[Fig.2 isadisassembled perspective View thereof; v a v a-r'Fig; 3 is a. top plan view of the baffle plate with the head removed, showing the damper in a closed position; 5 J i Fig.7,4l is .asimilar view with the damper in :an open position;

.L 5 .1SJ 2L..13I2LI1SV6IS6 sectional View through the head of the stove; and ,Fig. 6- is-,a similar View taken at right angles to Fig. 5. j 1 This invention may be applied to a stove of 'anyldesired construction, preferably of the ,coal burningtype in which the usual damper is provided in. the lower portion thereof for admitting air thereto to support combustion, and the fire pot is designated generally'by the numeral 1. A cover 2 is secured over the top of the fire pot and is provided with an enlarged opening 3 in the top thereof, through which fuel may be introduced into the interior of the stove. A door 31 preferably closes this fuel opening 3 duringthc' 'uselof the stove. The cover 2j'has downwardly extending flanges 4 therein, as shown inFig. 6, and a permanent baflie plate 5 is 'securedfwithin the cover 2by means of bolts 6, which'exte id through the baffle plate 5 and the flanges'4l. Spacers 7 may be used to suitably spacethe baffle plate at the desired height'a'bove the flanges 4- llh'ebafile plate 5 v is provided witha'smoke opening 8 'therethrough, as shown in Figs. 3, 1 and 5,'which opening is adapted to be closed by a damper 9 pivoted as atlO to the cover 2"and terminating in a control handle 11, which extends to the outer edge of the cover 2 and by means I ofwhich the damper 9 may be moved to open or close the smoke Outlet 8 through the bafiie pla'te f A stove head 12 is adapted to be $6: cured upon the cover 2 of the stove, and e'x tend over at least aportion ofthe area thereof, leaving the fuel opening 3 open and this head may carry a suitable door to closethe fuel opening if so desired ln the top of the head 12 is arranged a fresh air opening 13 which may be closed by a damper 13 and at one side of saidfresh air opening a smoke out-let 14 is provided, the latterbeing preferably spaced immediately above the opening S formed in the baffle plate 5, so as to allow the smoke to pass directly through the opening 8 to the smoke outlet 14 whenever the damper 9 uncovers the opening SQ A flange 15 extends across the head 12 between the fresh air opening 13 and; the smokeoutlet 14 and carries a partition wall 16, which is suspended therefrom .and which separatesthe head 12 into air and ing directly to the smoke stack and forcing (til it through an opening 20 in the front side of the chamber 17 into the upper portion of the fire pot, from Where it may then be sucked out through a similar opening 21 in the front of the chamber 18 to the smoke outlet 14, or through the opening 8 thereto.

In the operation of the stove, the damper 9 may be properly regulated to burn either soft or hard coal. The damp-er is preferably closed to reduce the draft for burning hard coal but open to provide a direct draft to the smoke outlet 14, when soft coal is burned, this being regulated by the control handle 11. In burning hard coal, the draft will be indirect or over the edge of the baffle plate 5 through the opening 21 into the chamber 18, thence to the smoke outlet 14.. The damper may also be regulated and properly adjusted to off-set an unusually long or short length of smoke stack; or in tlie case of a high wind, the closing of the damper prevents a burning out of a fire pot full. of soft coal.

When the damper (not shown), which is used. to close the fresh air inlet 13 in the head 12, is open, fresh air is admitted into the chamber 17 from Where it is forced to pass through the opening 20 over the edge of the baffle plate 5 into the top of the fire pot, after which it may be drawn out to the smoke outlet 14 either through the opening 21 or the smoke Opening 8. This fresh air is prevented from passing directly from the fresh air inlet to the smoke outlet by use of the wall 16 and the flange 19.

In this way, the stove is adaptable for burning either soft or hard coal and an accurate control is maintained over the draft at all. times. The construction is simple and easily controllable and effective for the advantages mentioned.

I claim:

'1'. The combination. of a stove head having fresh air inlet and smoke outlet, a wall connected with the head and dividing it into air and smoke chambers, a baffle plate associated with the head and cooperating therewith to approximately close said chambers. 2. The combination of a stove head having fresh air inlet and smoke outlet, a wall con nected with the head and dividing it into air and'smoke chambers, a baffle plate as sociated with the head and cooperating therewith to approximately close said. chambers, said baffle plate having a smoke opening therethrough and a damper for regulatmg said opening. 7

3. The combination of a stove fire pot, a cover connected therewith, a baffle plate fixed in the cover, a head mounted upon the cover and having fresh air inlet and smoke outlet, a wall connected with the head and dividing it into air and smoke chambers, communicating with the fire pot over the edge of the baflle plate, said baflle plate havmg a smoke opening therethrough communieating with the smoke chamber," and "a damper for regulating said smoke opening.

4. The combination of a stove lire. pot, a cover connected therewith, apermanent baf; fie fixed in. the cover,-a, head mounted on the cover and having an air inlet and smoke outlet,a partition wall carried by the head and dividing it into air and smoke chambers, said head having openings in the front portions thereof for establishing communication between said chambers and the fire pot over the edge of the baffle, an upstanding flange carried by'thebaffle and cooperating with the wall for preventing substantial communication between the air and smoke chambers extended through the fire pot," said bafile having a smoke opening therethrough within the smoke chamber,

and a damper for closing said smoke open- T). A stove of the character described'i.neluding a head,-a baffle plate carried thereby and having an upstanding flange, a top" fitted over the head and having a depending flange for cooperating with the flange of the baflle plate to divide the top intosmoke and air chambers, communicating with the interior of the stove over the edge of the baffle plate, and means for controlling the admission of air to the air chamber in the ii. A stove of the character described including a head, a bafile plate carried thereby and having an upstanding flange, a top fitted over the head and'having a depending flange for cooperating with the flange of the baffle plate to divide'the top into smoke and air chambers, communicating with theinterior of the stove over the edge of the baffle plate, means for controlling-the admission of air to the air chamberin the top, lugs formed in the head'to hold the baffle plate in proper position, and a flange formed on thefront edge of the baflle plate to limit the communication of the smoke chamber with approximately the center of the stove. p 1

7 A stove head having a baflie plate extending thereacross in the lower portion thereof, and a partition extending between. the baffle plate and upper portion of the stove head, and cooperatingtherewithto divide the stove head into separate chambers.

8. A stove head having a baffle plate extending transversely thereacrossin the lower portion thereof, and a partition-extending between the baflle plate-and upper portion of the stove head and'coo'perating therewith to divide the stove head into air and smoke chambers, said stove head having communicating openings therebetweeinover tween the baflie plate and upper portion of chambers and a stove body, and independent the stove head and cooperating therewith means connected with the baffle plate for to divide the stove into air and smoke chamestablishing communication between the 1 bers, said stove head having openings in stove body and smoke chamber.

5 the front portion thereof approximately at In testimony whereof I aflix my signathe edge of the bafiie plate for establishing ture. communication between said air and smoke ROBERT T. WILLIAMS. 

